Thanks again to all who participated in this multi-faceted challenge. Although we all love Ed Skoudis' creations, Kevin Bong has once again proven to be more than worthy of penning some of our fun and educational contests. Where else can you find a 70s classic cartoon intermixed with some crypto to reveal a little Zeppelin all in the name of expanding your forensics skillz? Well done, Kevin. We look forward to another one of his creations later in 2009.

Since it is the start of a new year and yet another perfect time to show appreciation, this one goes out to our gracious host, Ed Skoudis on InGuardians. I've mentioned this in the past, but it is worth pointing out once again. For the betterment of EH-Net and the Ethical Hacking / Pen Testing Community as a whole, Ed volunteers his vast talents and resources to bring you what I truly believe to be a unique, educational experience. It is an honor to have him, and I look forward to many more years of collaboration.

I enjoyed doing this a lot, but unfortunately life got in the way of submitting my entry. I would like to thank you guys for one of the hardest laughs I had in ages, I thought I'd pulled all the data out, cracked all the codes, found the murder etc but was sure I was missing something.

I didn't have my usual set up with me, so decided to d/l a distro and setup a new VM for a final play, there were issues so long story short: I spent nearly 2hrs setting myself up for a rickroll.